While the percentage of women publishing in African Affairs and The Journal of Modern African Studies from 1993 until 2013 has increased, the percentage of articles by Africa-based authors has declined. We present evidence suggesting that this decline is not being driven by lower submission rates from Africa but rather by low and declining acceptance rates. We also find that Africa-based scholars, but not women, are systematically cited less than others. We then analyse article titles and find preliminary evidence suggesting that Africa-based authors are more likely to write on a small number of countries and less likely to generalize. Authors based outside Africa seem more likely to generalize to the continent and are more likely to write on economics or conflict. These patterns have implications for the diversity of the discipline and the state of our knowledge about Africa. ACADEMIC PUBLISHING IS, and historically has been, rife with structural inequalities. Recent examinations of these inequalities have focused most on the position of women and have shown, for example, that women are on average cited less frequently than men. We examine two decades of research in African politics and analyse how the positions of women and Africa-based scholars have changed over time. In doing so, this article answers two main questions. First, who is publishing in top African politics journals? Second, who is being cited? In answering both questions, we pay special attention to the role of gender and place in influencing one’s ability both to publish and to be cited. Our decision to examine the influence of gender and place stems from concerns about both representation in knowledge production and the quality of research on African politics. The former concern is one of equality, *Ryan Briggs (ryancbriggs@vt.edu) is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech. Ryan would like to thank Maya Berinzon, Jennifer Brass, Carl LeVan, and Laura Seay for helpful comments; Joseph Daniel and Tyler Oishi for research assistance; Ryan Powers for sharing code; and Christopher Clapham for data and reflections. Scott Weathers is a member of the class of 2015 at American University. 1. Daniel Maliniak, Ryan Powers, and Barbara F. Walter, ‘The gender citation gap in international relations’, International Organization 67, 4 (2013), pp. 889–922. African Affairs, 1–24 doi: 10.1093/afraf/adw009 © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved 1 African Affairs Advance Access published May 14, 2016

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非洲政治奖学金中的性别和位置：另一个白人的负担？

虽然从 1993 年到 2013 年，在《非洲事务》和《现代非洲研究杂志》上发表文章的女性比例有所增加，但非洲作者的文章比例却有所下降。我们提供的证据表明，这种下降不是由非洲较低的提交率造成的，而是由较低且不断下降的接受率造成的。我们还发现，非洲学者（而非女性）被系统地引​​用的次数少于其他人。然后，我们分析文章标题并发现初步证据表明，非洲作者更有可能撰写少数国家/地区的文章，而不太可能概括。非洲以外的作者似乎更有可能概括到非洲大陆，并且更有可能撰写关于经济或冲突的文章。这些模式对学科的多样性和我们对非洲的了解状况都有影响。学术出版现在和历史上一直充斥着结构性的不平等。最近对这些不平等的研究主要集中在女性的地位上，例如，女性被引用的频率平均低于男性。我们研究了二十年的非洲政治研究，并分析了女性和非洲学者的立场如何随着时间的推移而发生变化。为此，本文回答了两个主要问题。首先，谁在非洲顶级政治期刊上发表文章？第二，谁被引用？在回答这两个问题时，我们特别关注性别和地点在影响一个人发表和被引用能力方面的作用。我们决定研究性别和地方的影响源于对知识生产中的代表性和非洲政治研究质量的担忧。前者关注的是平等问题，*Ryan Briggs (ryancbriggs@vt.edu) 是弗吉尼亚理工大学的助理教授。Ryan 感谢 Maya Berinzon、Jennifer Brass、Carl LeVan 和 Laura Seay 的有益评论；Joseph Daniel 和 Tyler Oishi 提供研究协助；Ryan Powers 分享代码；和 Christopher Clapham 提供数据和思考。Scott Weathers 是美国大学 2015 级的一员。1. Daniel Maliniak、Ryan Powers 和 Barbara F. Walter，“国际关系中的性别引用差距”，国际组织 67, 4 (2013)，第 889–922 页。非洲事务，1–24 doi：10.1093/afraf/adw009 © 作者 2016。由牛津大学出版社代表皇家非洲学会出版。版权所有 1 非洲事务提前访问 2016 年 5 月 14 日发布